Two men arrested in West Cork drug investigation remanded in custody

They were arrested in West Cork when gardaí stopped a truck and an SUV at Tragumna Pier and a camper van in the village of Leap

Juan Antonio Gallardo was assisted by a Spanish translator. Picture: Larry Cummins

Two men who were among 10 arrested in West Cork on March 14 in connection with a major drug investigation were remanded in custody in the district court to await instructions from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

The two men, Juan Antonio Gallardo, 55, of 12 Turina Street, Cadiz, Spain, and Aleksander Milic, 26, of Svetorgorska 15, Flat 5, Belgrade, Serbia, both appeared by video link from Cork Prison at Mallow District Court. A Serbian translator was present to assist Mr Milic and a Spanish translator was in court to assist Mr Gallardo.